Law Firm Profiles & Application Guides
Understand exactly what makes a law firm different
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This course hosts both our law firm profiles and our law firm application guides.
Law Firm Profiles
You want a deep-rooted understanding of what makes a law firm unique.
You can then showcase your knowledge at application and interview. You'll know about a firm’s strategy and what makes it different from its competitors. You'll be able to handle questions about a law firm’s business model and you'll be able to share your perspective on its plan for the future.
- How does a law firm's international strategy, structure and reach differ?
- How has history shaped the firm it is today?
- What is the firm’s strongest practice areas? What is it known in the market for?
- What does innovation mean to a firm? How are different firms investing in legal technology?
- What are the most notable deals the firm has worked on?
- How has the firm responded to crises?
- What is unique about the firm’s training programme?
- What does diversity and inclusion mean to a firm?
Application Guides
How should I approach this question? What do I include in my answer? What is the firm looking for?
TCLA’s Law Firm Application Guides will provide you with a thorough breakdown of how to think about each of the application questions, step-by-step. Written by successful applicants, we have produced detailed guides for over 20 law firms that cover:
This includes:
- What we feel the question is looking for
- How to approach the question (How did we research the firm? How did we pick apart the question?)
- Our own research into the firm and snippets of successful answers
- How to make your answer to the question stand out
- Our top tips for this application form
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What law firms are covered?
So far, we have insights for the following firms, with more due to be added shortly:
- Allen & Overy
- Ashurst
- Baker McKenzie
- Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner
- Charles Russell Speechlys
- Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
- Clifford Chance
- Clyde & Co
- Dentons
- DLA Piper
- Eversheds Sutherland
- Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
- Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
- Herbert Smith Freehills
- HFW
- Hogan Lovells
- Kirkland & Ellis
- Latham & Watkins
- Linklaters
- Macfarlanes
- Norton Rose Fulbright
- Shearman & Sterling
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
- Slaughter and May
- Taylor Wessing
- Travers Smith
- Vinson & Elkins
- Weil Gotshal & Manges
- White & Case
Course Curriculum
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PreviewWelcome!
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PreviewAllen & Overy
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PreviewAshurst
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PreviewBaker McKenzie
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PreviewBryan Cave Leighton Paisner
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PreviewCharles Russell Speechlys
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PreviewCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton
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PreviewClifford Chance
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PreviewClyde & Co
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PreviewDechert
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PreviewDentons
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PreviewDLA Piper
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PreviewEversheds Sutherland
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PreviewFieldfisher
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PreviewFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
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PreviewGibson Dunn & Crutcher
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PreviewHerbert Smith Freehills
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PreviewHFW
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PreviewHogan Lovells
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PreviewKirkland & Ellis
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PreviewLatham & Watkins
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PreviewLinklaters
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PreviewMacfarlanes
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PreviewMishcon de Reya
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PreviewNorton Rose Fulbright
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PreviewOsborne Clarke
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PreviewPinsent Masons
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PreviewRopes & Gray
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PreviewSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
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PreviewShearman & Sterling
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PreviewSidley Austin
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PreviewSimmons & Simmons
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PreviewSlaughter and May
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PreviewSullivan & Cromwell
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PreviewTaylor Wessing
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PreviewTravers Smith
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PreviewTrowers & Hamlins
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PreviewVinson & Elkins
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PreviewWeil Gotshal & Manges
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PreviewWhite & Case
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PreviewWomble Bond Dickinson
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StartWelcome to our Application Guides!
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StartBaker McKenzie Application Guide
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StartCleary Gottlieb Application Guide
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StartClifford Chance Application Guide
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StartCMS Application Guide
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StartFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Application Guide
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StartHerbert Smith Freehills Application Guide
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StartHFW Application Guide
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StartJones Day Application Guide
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StartLatham & Watkins Application Guide
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StartNorton Rose Fulbright
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StartSlaughter and May Application Guide
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StartWeil Gotshal & Manges Application Guide
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StartWhite & Case Application Guide Application Guide
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PreviewGENERAL: Answering 'Why Commercial Law?'